by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 323 associate degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of criminal justice studies for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice studies students working on their associate degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice studies.
It's difficult to beat College of Southern Nevada if you wish to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from College of Southern Nevada
It's hard to beat Portland Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Portland Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Portland.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Portland Community College
It is hard to beat Central Oregon Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice studies. COCC is a small public college located in the midsize city of Bend.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Central Oregon Community College
Explore the best criminal justice studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California | 405 | 31 |
| Oregon | 260 | 104 |
| Nevada | 185 | 242 |
| Hawaii | 79 | 6 |
Criminal Justice Studies is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | 5,397 |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 620 |
| Corrections | 179 |
| Juvenile Corrections | 1 |